08/08/2026
🔥H2TW: Hip-Hop Therapeutic Writing Cypher🔥
Black August Edition
Presented in partnership with NAMI DeKalb
Black August is a time to honor the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of Black freedom fighters while reflecting on the ongoing pursuit of justice, healing, and liberation. While we remember the movements that transformed history, we also recognize that true liberation extends beyond social change—it includes the healing of our minds, spirits, and personal stories.
Join Dr. J.L. Adolph, Associate Professor of English, founder of H2TW (Hip-Hop Therapeutic Writing), and a NAMI Sharing Hope Facilitator, for an interactive virtual writing cypher created for BIPOC men and women.
Inspired by OutKast’s “Liberation,” participants will use expressive writing, hip-hop instrumentals, and the African principle of Sankofa to reflect on the impact of Cultural Adverse Childhood Experiences (C-ACEs). Together, we’ll explore what it means to reclaim the wisdom that strengthens us while releasing narratives and burdens that no longer serve our healing.
No writing experience is necessary—only a willingness to reflect, write, and grow in community.
Event Details
H2TW: Hip-Hop Therapeutic Writing Cypher – Black August Edition
📅 Thursday, August 13
🕖 7:00 PM EST
📍 Virtual via Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84316034574?pwd=vxKpALqCV2gNb1zTBZYXdP7kvricpa.1
Register (recommended):
https://forms.gle/xb89zcACU6dZTEbs5
🌐 Website: https://dadcypher.my.canva.site
📧 Email: [email protected]
Bring a pen. Bring your truth. Leave with a lighter story.
Rewrite the Narrative. Remix the Mind
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